Snoring while sleeping seems to be a normal thing for many people, and some even think that snoring is a sign of a good night’s sleep. In fact, medical research shows that snoring is actually a disease, medically known as “obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome”, commonly known as “snoring”. It is very harmful to the human body, but more importantly, it occurs during sleep at night, and the damage to the human body is a chronic process, so many people are not aware of it, which adds to its harmfulness. Studies have shown that snoring patients have significantly higher incidence and mortality rates of hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and cerebral thrombosis than the normal population. Snoring is a loud sound made by soft tissue vibrations caused by airflow impacting on narrow airways while a person is sleeping. The slight uniform snoring or occasional snoring caused by poor sleep posture is not a big obstacle to the human body, but once the snoring is serious enough to affect the breathing during sleep, it is very harmful to the human body. It occurs when the upper airway is repeatedly blocked during sleep due to various causes of upper airway narrowing. Repeated upper airway obstruction can cause a series of harmful effects on the body. First of all, airway obstruction and respiratory arrest will cause the oxygen content in blood to decrease and carbon dioxide content to increase, which will lead to the formation of hypertension, coronary heart disease and cerebral thrombosis; at the same time, due to the repeated occurrence of airway obstruction and respiratory arrest during sleep, it will cause sleep structure disorder and make the patient’s sleep efficiency decrease, which will lead to daytime drowsiness, weakness, lack of concentration and memory loss, and the long-term effect can make Patients can be depressed, irritable, irritable and other personality changes. In addition, sleep disorders can also cause endocrine metabolic disorders in the body, which can aggravate obesity and further aggravate the occurrence of sleep apnea, forming a vicious circle; it can also cause sexual dysfunction such as loss of libido and impotence, as well as a decrease in the immunity of the body. In short, the harm of sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome is almost systemic and should not be underestimated! So, how to prevent and treat sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome? First of all, weight control, in addition, strengthening physical exercise, avoiding alcohol and smoking, establishing the habit of sleeping in the lateral position, and avoiding the intake of sleeping pills as much as possible are all helpful to prevent and reduce the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome. If the symptoms are severe and cannot be effectively controlled by the above measures, you should go to a professional medical institution for consultation and treatment. Currently, the formal test to confirm the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome is all-night sleep breathing monitoring. Through sleep breathing monitoring, we can get detailed information about the patient’s breathing and sleep during sleep as well as the oxygen level in the blood, which can help to guide the treatment. Once obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome is diagnosed, it should be treated aggressively as soon as possible. There are many treatment modalities for this disease, but there are two main treatment modalities that are widely used and have positive effects: ventilator and surgical treatment. Ventilator treatment is medically known as continuous positive pressure ventilation treatment, which is used to open the airway through the positive pressure provided by the machine to achieve the purpose of treatment. Surgery enlarges the airway by removing excess tissue from the airway, thus ensuring a clear airway at night. Different patients are suitable for different treatment modalities. Only by choosing the right treatment modality can we achieve satisfactory treatment results, so patients must go to a professional medical institution for examination and treatment. Through the above introduction, I believe that many friends will have a new understanding of “snoring”. I would also like to remind you that if you and your family and friends have the phenomenon of snoring and breath-holding in your sleep, please go to a professional medical institution as soon as possible for consultation and treatment to give yourself a good sleep and a healthy body.